Advanced Cardiovascular Life SupportExam Version B (50
questions) with Complete Solutions Graded A+
Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate answer sheet.
What should be done to minimize interruptions in chest compressions during CPR?
Perform pulse checks only after defibrillation.
Continue CPR while the defibrillator is charging.
Administer IV medications only when breaths are given.
Continue to use AED even after the arrival of a manual defibrillator.
Which condition is an indication to stop or withhold resuscitative efforts?
Unwitnessed arrest
Safety threat to providers
Patient age greater than 85 years
No return of spontaneous circulation after 10 minutes of CPR
After verifying the absence of a pulse, you initiate CPR with adequate bag-maskventilation.
The patient’s lead II ECG appears below. What is your next action?
IV or IO access
Endotracheal tube placement
Consultation with cardiology for possible PCI
Application of a transcutaneous pacemaker
After verifying unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing, you activatethe emergency
response team. What is your next action?
Retrieve an AED.
Check for a pulse.
Deliver 2 rescue breaths.
Administer a precordial thump.
, What is the recommendation on the use of cricoid pressure to prevent aspiration during
cardiac arrest?
Not recommended for routine use
Recommended during every resuscitation attempt
Recommended when the patient is vomiting
Recommended only for supraglottic airway insertion
What survival advantages does CPR provide to a patient in ventricular fibrillation?
Increases the defibrillation threshold
Directly restores an organized rhythm
Opposes the harmful effects of epinephrine
Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart
What is the recommended compression rate for performing CPR?
60 to 80 per minute
80 to 100 per minute
About 100 per minute
At least 100 per minute
EMS personnel arrive to find a patient in cardiac arrest. Bystanders are performing CPR.
After attaching a cardiac monitor, the responder observes the following rhythm strip. What is
the most important early intervention?
A. Defibrillation
Endotracheal intubation
Epinephrine administration
Antiarrhythmic administration
A patient remains in ventricular fibrillation despite 1 shock and 2 minutes ofcontinuous
CPR. The next intervention is to
administer amiodarone.
administer a second shock.
administer epinephrine.
insert an advanced airway.
questions) with Complete Solutions Graded A+
Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate answer sheet.
What should be done to minimize interruptions in chest compressions during CPR?
Perform pulse checks only after defibrillation.
Continue CPR while the defibrillator is charging.
Administer IV medications only when breaths are given.
Continue to use AED even after the arrival of a manual defibrillator.
Which condition is an indication to stop or withhold resuscitative efforts?
Unwitnessed arrest
Safety threat to providers
Patient age greater than 85 years
No return of spontaneous circulation after 10 minutes of CPR
After verifying the absence of a pulse, you initiate CPR with adequate bag-maskventilation.
The patient’s lead II ECG appears below. What is your next action?
IV or IO access
Endotracheal tube placement
Consultation with cardiology for possible PCI
Application of a transcutaneous pacemaker
After verifying unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing, you activatethe emergency
response team. What is your next action?
Retrieve an AED.
Check for a pulse.
Deliver 2 rescue breaths.
Administer a precordial thump.
, What is the recommendation on the use of cricoid pressure to prevent aspiration during
cardiac arrest?
Not recommended for routine use
Recommended during every resuscitation attempt
Recommended when the patient is vomiting
Recommended only for supraglottic airway insertion
What survival advantages does CPR provide to a patient in ventricular fibrillation?
Increases the defibrillation threshold
Directly restores an organized rhythm
Opposes the harmful effects of epinephrine
Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart
What is the recommended compression rate for performing CPR?
60 to 80 per minute
80 to 100 per minute
About 100 per minute
At least 100 per minute
EMS personnel arrive to find a patient in cardiac arrest. Bystanders are performing CPR.
After attaching a cardiac monitor, the responder observes the following rhythm strip. What is
the most important early intervention?
A. Defibrillation
Endotracheal intubation
Epinephrine administration
Antiarrhythmic administration
A patient remains in ventricular fibrillation despite 1 shock and 2 minutes ofcontinuous
CPR. The next intervention is to
administer amiodarone.
administer a second shock.
administer epinephrine.
insert an advanced airway.
